Mobile-use

Mobile-use is an agent app that lets you write, edit, and preview code with Claude Code on an Android phone.

What it is good for

  • Writing and fixing code from an Android phone
  • Previewing a local web app while it is being built
  • Running Linux commands without a computer
  • Building Android apps directly on the phone

At a glance

Who it is for
Setup
Install a desktop app or browser extension

Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.

Cost
Free and open source
Type
Agent app
Tasks
Works with
Claude Code, DeepSeek Harness, Antigravity CLI, Anthropic API, OpenRouter, Kimi

Momentum

Rank this week
Not ranked yet
Best rank
None yet
GitHub stars
779

GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.

352 582 811 Sep 24, 2026 Nov 2, 2026
GitHub stars for Mobile-use: 384 on Sep 24, 2026, 779 on Nov 2, 2026. Source: GitHub.

Official links

Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.

Questions

Is Mobile-use free?
Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
Do I need to know how to code to use Mobile-use?
No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
What does Mobile-use work with?
According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, DeepSeek Harness, Antigravity CLI, Anthropic API, OpenRouter, and Kimi.
What is Mobile-use good for?
Writing and fixing code from an Android phone, previewing a local web app while it is being built, running Linux commands without a computer, and building Android apps directly on the phone.

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Last updated Nov 2, 2026. Tracked since Oct 29, 2026. Parts of this summary required judgment because the source material was brief. The summary was written by an AI model from the project's own description and checked against our copy rules. Spotted an error? Tell us.